Roma boss Luciano Spalletti has promised his side will not underestimate Europa League opponents Gent.

The Eternal Giants make their European bow this year in relatively modest fashion at the third qualifying stage of the second-tier competition.

It is something of a comedown for a side used to competing against the continent's best in the Champions League.

But Spalletti insists that does not mean they are taking the competition lightly.

"The first quality you need in football is absolute respect," he told Gazzetta dello Sport. "We must impose our superiority.

"Gent have an ordered team that know their way around the field. They play compact formations and leave no spaces.

"We must be good, but we can't promise anything - just willingness to sacrifice, professionalism and hard work."

Roma welcome Gent to the Stadio Olimpico tomorrow before making the return trip next week.